WINNSBORO – In a series of votes Monday night, council members struck down budget amendments that would have added $900,000 in recreation improvements, $100,000 for vehicle replacement and a $1.2 million economic development office. Council members also balked at a proposal to fund individual discretionary spending accounts following public outcry. As one council member suggested, […]
Council finalizing $45.2M budget
May 9, 2019 By
Some Council Members Want $35K Discretionary Fund WINNSBORO – Employee pay, infrastructure and vehicle replacement are some of the more costly initiatives in Fairfield County’s proposed $45.2 million budget. But it is the comparatively smaller line items that are generating debate. Both Councilmen Moses Bell and Mikel Trapp support allocating $35,000 for discretionary funds. Each […]
Part 2: Retreat focused on changing image
May 2, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – During Fairfield County Council’s retreat last month, County Administrator Jason Taylor and his staff – Community Planner Chris Clausen, Economic Development Director Ty Davenport and Deputy Administrator Davis Anderson – guided council members through what Taylor called “thoughts, ideas and discussions of where we want to take the county and how we want […]
Retreat focused on changing image
April 25, 2019 By
LAKE WATEREE – During Fairfield County Council’s first retreat in more than four years, County Administrator Jason Taylor led the meeting with a staff review of 39 or so projects the county initiated or mostly wrapped up over the last couple of years – Mt. Zion, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Providence ER facility, the mega site, […]
I Saw it in The Voice
April 25, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – While reading The Voice, Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross spotted a 2007 Chevy Colorado service vehicle offered for bid by the Fairfield County Council. “I bid on it and won!” Ross said. “It runs great. The window handle fell off the first time I shut the door, but, hey, it was only $2,000. […]
Notice of Public Hearing – Rural Development Community Facilities Programs Grant Funds
April 25, 2019 By
Looking Ahead
April 18, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – County Administrator Jason Taylor and staff outlined for council members a list of plans and proposals for the county during a Council retreat last weekend at Lake Wateree. From left, front row: Economic Development Director Ty Davenport, Taylor, Clerk to Council Patti Davis, Council Chair Neil Robinson, attendees Rev. Quincy Pringle and Jackie […]
Free job training for construction work
April 11, 2019 By
Training Targets Disadvantaged Women, Minorities in Fairfield WINNSBORO – “We’re looking to provide free training for 10 Fairfield County individuals over 18 who are interested in careers in highway construction,” Larry Salley with the Benedict Allen Community Development Corporation said in his address to Council Monday evening. “But for the last eight weeks we’ve been […]
